comprise
gb/kəmpɹˈaɪz/ us/kəmpɹˈaɪz/
B2
Anglais
~ 2600
áll, magában foglal, alkot, képez
VERBE
B2
FORMAL
1
áll
A2
Schéma d’usage :
[something] comprises [parts/elements]
The committee comprises ten members from different departments.
A bizottság tíz, különböző részlegekről érkező tagból áll.
The book comprises twelve chapters on various topics.
A könyv tizenkét, különféle témákkal foglalkozó fejezetből áll.
The package comprises three separate software programs.
Our solar system comprises eight planets.
The exhibition comprises works from over fifty artists.
Exemples pédagogiques
The class comprises twenty students.
Az osztály húsz diákból áll.
The meal comprises rice, meat, and vegetables.
Az étel rizsből, húsból és zöldségekből áll.
The team comprises five players.
The box comprises many small toys.
Erreur fréquente :
Learners often incorrectly use 'is comprised of' instead of 'comprises' in formal writing. In modern usage, 'is comprised of' is common but sometimes criticized as incorrect by traditionalists.
Sens
to consist of parts
Collocations
comprise a team
|comprise a group
|comprise a list
|comprise a committee
|comprise several parts
Synonymes
consist of (More common in everyday speech and less formal than 'comprise'.)
|
include (Implies being part of something but not necessarily making up the whole.)
Antonymes
exclude (Means to leave out or not include parts or members.)
Thèmes
general
|description
|core_vocabulary
Définition
To include or contain different parts that form a whole.
To have as parts, elements, or members that together make up a whole.
VERBE
B2
FORMAL
2
Schéma d’usage :
[parts] comprise [whole]
Three main ingredients comprise this dish.
Három fő összetevő alkotja ezt az ételt.
Two major rivers comprise the region's water system.
A régió vízrendszerét két nagy folyó alkotja.
Four departments comprise the new division.
Fifty states comprise the United States of America.
Exemples pédagogiques
Three colors comprise the flag.
A zászlót három szín alkotja.
Two rooms comprise my small apartment.
A kis lakásomat két szoba alkotja.
Four people comprise the group.
Erreur fréquente :
Learners sometimes confuse whether the subject is the whole or the parts; in this sense, the subject is the parts making up the whole.
Sens
to form the entirety
Collocations
three countries comprise the union
|fifty states comprise the nation
Synonymes
constitute (Formal and often used in legal or official contexts.)
Antonymes
fragment (To break into parts rather than forming a whole.)
Thèmes
general
|description
|core_vocabulary
Définition
To be all of something; to make the whole thing.
To form or constitute the whole of something.
Grammaire
Forme canonique
comprise
API
GB/kəmpɹˈaɪz/
US/kəmpɹˈaɪz/
Syllabes et accentuation
com - prise (2 syllabes)
Stress on 2nd syllable (prise)
Formes du mot
Verb
- Base: comprise
- 3rd Person Singular: comprises
- Present Participle: comprising
- Past: comprised
Famille de mots
Forms
comprises
verb
comprising
verb
comprised
verb
Related words
comprehensive
adjective B2
comprehensively
adverb
Advanced or less common
comprehensiveness
noun
Expressions
be comprised of
1/bˈi kəmpɹˈaɪzd əv/
fixed phrase
formal
to be made up of
To have different parts inside it or as members.
Exemples
- The team is comprised of experts from various fields.
- The bouquet is comprised of roses and lilies.